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Randolph Board of Selectmen - April 2008
Top Row: Administrative Assistant Linda Sproules, Executive Secretary David C. Murphy
Selectmen William Alexopoulos and Maureen Kenney
Bottom Row: Selectmen James F. Burgess, Paul J. Connors and Paul Fernandes
2007 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Although this was by far the most turbulent year in the history of Randolph, the Board of Selectmen continues to believe that the Town of Randolph is a good town in which to live and work. It was a year during which many difficult votes were taken. We are sure that all of our residents did not necessarily agree with some of them, however, they were taken by each member after a careful review of all pertinent information. While many of the aforementioned votes were on personnel matters, this Board also struggled with financial matters. To this end, as we are halfway through the fiscal year, we are confident we will just barely survive. As we write our reports at the end of 2007, we are reviewing the need to present a Prop 2 ? override question (or questions) back to you,
the voters, primarily for schools and public safety.
This override, when presented, is a must for this town. We cannot afford to let this opportunity go without an affirmative vote to bring back better schools for our children, increased home values; and a better quality of life.
The office of the Board of Selectmen has been in a temporary state which will be corrected in a manner that we will all be satisfied with at the beginning of the year. At the next Annual Town Meeting, the town must look to change the form of government in some fashion – whether it be a Town Manager, a Mayor, or a Council form of government. If nothing else, a change in the title of Executive Secretary to Town Administrator and let that person have some control. The need for a Town Planner and a Finance Director should also be recognized and dealt with. There would be financial rewards to the town should these positions be created and filled.
We would like to thank all Department Heads, Boards, Committees and Commissions for their dedication and service to the residents of Randolph and for their cooperation and assistance to this office during this past year, in particular Veterans Director Jim Campbell. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our clerk Tawana DeBraux for her dependability, perseverance, and hard work in the Selectmen’s office, and to express our appreciation to clerk Kristin McDonald for coming to our aid last summer and continuing to take the minutes of our meetings. We are grateful to both of them.
Thank you to our Administrative Assistant Linda Sproules for her professionalism, expertise, and particularly her support during this period that we are without a full-time administrator. We appreciate her time and dedication to the Board of Selectmen.
Finally, a tremendous thank you to Town Clerk Brian Howard for his yeoman’s efforts in assisting the Selectmen’s office last summer and fall during Linda’s extended illness and after her return, in the absence of administrator. Brian stepped up to the challenge during a very difficult time and we appreciate his knowledge, insight, and advice.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul J. Connors, Chairman
Richard W. Wells, Vice Chairman and Clerk
James F. Burgess, Jr.
William Alexopoulos
Maureen C. Kenney
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